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i mean, we actually do get along. >> i think he felt like boehner, of ohio, that he would be able to deal with him. that he was a kawanis club republican, that i could do business with a guy like that. i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we got to start cutting the federal deficit. >> democrats wanted to limit tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans. >> what we've heard from our republican colleagues is they're not willing to close one special interest tax loophole. >> the president and speaker boehner came up with an ambitious solution. they'd craft a grand bargain to raise the debt ceiling. it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought there was an opportunity to do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-
i mean, we actually do get along. >> i think he felt like boehner, of ohio, that he would be able to deal with him. that he was a kawanis club republican, that i could do business with a guy like that. i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we got to start cutting the federal...
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i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we've got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we've got to start cutting the federal deficit. >> democrats wanted to limit tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans. >> what we've heard from our republican colleagues is they're not willing to close one special interest tax loophole. >> the president and speaker boehner came up with an ambitious solution. they'd craft a grand bargain to raise the debt ceiling. it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy, and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought that there was an opportunity do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close to default. >>
i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we've got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we've got to start cutting the federal deficit. >> democrats wanted to limit tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans. >> what we've heard from our republican colleagues is they're not willing to close one special interest tax...
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what john boehner said was pretty incredible. he did not take the opportunity to jump on the president. he said back off. this isn't the time to pick on him. >> it was a rare and welcome moment of old school statesmanship that partisanship ends at the water's edge. it was welcome. i think president obama's mic slip raises real questions about the fact that he hasn't laid out a vision for a second term yet but romney's gap compiles a problem we have seen which is talk of foreign policy has been limited. that is insufficient to the responsibilities of being president. congratulations for raising the bar. >> i have to say i thought that wasn't necessary. he didn't have to comment at all but he chose the throw the olive branch out. >> who knows? perhaps john boehner is looking forward to working with the president in the future but i think it was a sensible thing for him to do. >> speaker boehner often looks like a sensible person trapped in the crazyiness of his own congress. we saw that in his efforts to get a big deal last summer.
what john boehner said was pretty incredible. he did not take the opportunity to jump on the president. he said back off. this isn't the time to pick on him. >> it was a rare and welcome moment of old school statesmanship that partisanship ends at the water's edge. it was welcome. i think president obama's mic slip raises real questions about the fact that he hasn't laid out a vision for a second term yet but romney's gap compiles a problem we have seen which is talk of foreign policy has...
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boehner's trying to mitigate that mess. i wish him luck. something's going to f to have to give. >> from everything i've heard is that we are realistically, there's two options for country. one, go over the cliff. the other, extend the bush tax cuts for the 98% of americans. everyone who makes under $200,000 a year if they're single. those seem to be the two choices. between those, which do you pick? >> but, if we do that and raise the taxes on those small businesses we were just talking about, according to the congressional budget office, that's going to be about 200,000 american families are going to be out of work next year and that's the low estimate. young is estimating about 700,000 more unemployed. that's a lot of hurt for the middle class, so this is a battle for the middle class even when we're talking about that upper bracket because of the enormous impact that has on small business job creators. >> okay. i mean, aside from that argument though, i'm really trying to just get at the process here. it seems that there isn't that much
boehner's trying to mitigate that mess. i wish him luck. something's going to f to have to give. >> from everything i've heard is that we are realistically, there's two options for country. one, go over the cliff. the other, extend the bush tax cuts for the 98% of americans. everyone who makes under $200,000 a year if they're single. those seem to be the two choices. between those, which do you pick? >> but, if we do that and raise the taxes on those small businesses we were just...
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the only winner today looks like john boehner. great to have you all with us. we had to have little fun there with that. i mean, it's hard for anyone linked to have aed will mare putin to make fun of the hollywood thing. did mitt romney make a mistake here coming out on this particular issue? >> i think it might have been an overstatement, but he's right to be skeptical of russia. the russians have behaved as a bad actor in a number of regions. they have talked about aiding iran in terms of providing them with sophisticated air defenses. they have stymied our ability to engage in diplomatic settlements around the world. also, they're threatening to a lot of states in central and eastern europe who are our core allies. >> michael, what about the president trying to give a very, very long explainer to i think what's clear to say was a mistake. >> well -- >> to be overheard, at least. >> it's interesting, he doesn't usually make the kind of open mic boo-boos the way a lot of people do. so it was interesting. given that this should be a bit of a net loss for the pr
the only winner today looks like john boehner. great to have you all with us. we had to have little fun there with that. i mean, it's hard for anyone linked to have aed will mare putin to make fun of the hollywood thing. did mitt romney make a mistake here coming out on this particular issue? >> i think it might have been an overstatement, but he's right to be skeptical of russia. the russians have behaved as a bad actor in a number of regions. they have talked about aiding iran in terms...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the bush tax cuts for families making $250,000, less than $250 a year. he's been very explicit. tax rates will be raised for people who make more than that amount of money. so how did the president respond to john boehner's line in the sand? well we haven't heard from him since he returned to washington yesterday. we were told though by the white house this evening he'll make a statement on the fiscal cliff tomorrow but as far as what we know right now the administration says the president has already laid out his plan. it's a plan he says would cut the deficit by $4 trilli
president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the...
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too, it seems. >> boehner did respond. he said something like the words i used were inappropriate as is the whole discussion about the government paying for people's contraceptives. >> now we all know rush likes stirring up trouble. and truth is he's pretty good at it. and he's right that whether the government should be involved in paying for contraception is a perfectly legitimate public policy question. but in this case he's outrageous language handed president obama and his fellow democrats a gift. truth is limbaugh would have benefitted from listening to this recent advice for another of the right's most provocative rabble rousers. >> keep your eye on the prize, right wingers. the only question you should keep asking yourself is who will have the most appeal to independents, to undecideds, to my gender. >> joining us now to talk truth, gop strategist and romney adviser and democratic strategist, and former bush speech writer. i want to start down at the end. having a question about should a private insurance company b
too, it seems. >> boehner did respond. he said something like the words i used were inappropriate as is the whole discussion about the government paying for people's contraceptives. >> now we all know rush likes stirring up trouble. and truth is he's pretty good at it. and he's right that whether the government should be involved in paying for contraception is a perfectly legitimate public policy question. but in this case he's outrageous language handed president obama and his...
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. >> jessica, we heard boehner, john boehner, actually within the last 30 minutes or so talking about that there are ways to raise revenue and spending cuts as well in a all options are on the table. do you think the white house sees that as some sort of opening, if you will, to negotiations? >> i think both sides are hopeful there is wiggle room for negotiations. everybody knows that something has to get done because the economy will take such a serious hit if it doesn't. here is where i see the battle line right now. republicans on capitol hill tell me they are willing to raise revenue. that's a big change. they are willing to raise revenue, but without a change in the tax rates. the president has said that the highest earning americans have to pay more. congressional republicans saying no change to the tax rates. that's a big difference of opinion. they'll have to find a way to bridge that divide. beyond that, they're willing to compromise on entitlements. they're willing to find cuts, so there does seem to be room for compromise. there's also a willingness to get something done an
. >> jessica, we heard boehner, john boehner, actually within the last 30 minutes or so talking about that there are ways to raise revenue and spending cuts as well in a all options are on the table. do you think the white house sees that as some sort of opening, if you will, to negotiations? >> i think both sides are hopeful there is wiggle room for negotiations. everybody knows that something has to get done because the economy will take such a serious hit if it doesn't. here is...
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now, john boehner has spent 22 years in congress. and some of you out there watching may loathe the man. some of you may love the man. but this is the truth. he wants to have a big legacy of making a difference. but to do it, to be the man who delivers a grand bargain that goes down one as delivered by the american speaker, he has to get the tea party in line. that's why he talks about reforms and lowering tax rates as a biblical statement when he really is going to end up with some paying more. that means mike lee, republican tea party senator needs to be on board. we appreciate you taking the time. you heard the speaker there. let's talk about the word, cuts and i a and reforms. i'm sure it depends on what cuts, but in terms of reforms, are you also open to a system where by eliminating loopholes which i know in your own budget you say you're for. some people in this country would end up paying more in taxes after the reform than they do before. >> yes. and what we need is a flatter, simpler, fairer tax system. one that the america
now, john boehner has spent 22 years in congress. and some of you out there watching may loathe the man. some of you may love the man. but this is the truth. he wants to have a big legacy of making a difference. but to do it, to be the man who delivers a grand bargain that goes down one as delivered by the american speaker, he has to get the tea party in line. that's why he talks about reforms and lowering tax rates as a biblical statement when he really is going to end up with some paying...
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we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't change. he very much believes that temporary fix does not work. in particular because you're talking about a lame duck congress. but i have to give you a little bit of information that diedra walsh and i got on a conference call that the superb just wrpea wrapped up with his republican conference or caucus. he was starting out the call, we're told, really trying to buck them up, saying that we're not going to give in on our principles, that we, the house republicans are the firewall between the republican -- the democrats and the senate and -- i'll stop talki
we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't...
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. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >> what's mood inside the conference. >> very united, very supportive with the speaker. >> multiple sources tell cnn in a private meeting with house republicans, boehner got no flow back for producing $800 billion in tax revenue, despite backlash from conservative groups outside congress. >> any complaints about this new revenue? >> i didn't hear anything. >> the speaker has full support of the conference to move forward and get something done for the american people. >> so far, rank and time republicans are allowing boehner to play out this showdown, trying to look reasonable while the president is intransigent. especially si
. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >>...
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speaker boehner. as for the senate, the democrats take control of the senate. we don't know the exact margins there as they have a chance to pick up a net gain in governing majority. it depends on two races too close to call. those races are in the states of montana and north dakota. in montana the democratic senator jon tester goes against denny rayberg and rick burg against heidi heitkamp. we may not know the outcome there is for a while. a couple high-profile races to tell you about, missouri and indiana. those seats both won by democrats. the republicans in the races were the ones that made the controversial comments about rape. in both cases they probably cost republicans the seats. they may have been sure things for republicans without the comments. then maybe the most high-profile race in massachusetts, elizabeth warren becomes the first female senator from the bay state by defeating republican incumbent scott brown. what a whirlwind two years for scott brown. in january of 2010 when he really
speaker boehner. as for the senate, the democrats take control of the senate. we don't know the exact margins there as they have a chance to pick up a net gain in governing majority. it depends on two races too close to call. those races are in the states of montana and north dakota. in montana the democratic senator jon tester goes against denny rayberg and rick burg against heidi heitkamp. we may not know the outcome there is for a while. a couple high-profile races to tell you about,...
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even though president obama and john boehner chatted by phone, there's no deal. republicans are not amused. >> incredibly many top democrats including the president seem perfectly happy to go off the cliff. that's why the president has been more interested in campaign rallies than actually negotiating a deal. >> many americans don't have much hope the two sides will make a deal and have moved to plan b. a retired teacher in utah has put off plans to get a new car. brian chandler, a data manager in atlanta is delaying buying a house despite needing space for a second kid due any day now and several families are shrinking the gift pile beneath the christmas tree this year. how about you? are you prepared if the nation goes off the fiscal cliff? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses later this hour. >>> it's going to take massive amount of money to help the northeast recover from sandy. some $36 billion in new jersey alone. and now it's governor chris christie pushing the federal government to pick up 100% of that cost. if you are one of the m
even though president obama and john boehner chatted by phone, there's no deal. republicans are not amused. >> incredibly many top democrats including the president seem perfectly happy to go off the cliff. that's why the president has been more interested in campaign rallies than actually negotiating a deal. >> many americans don't have much hope the two sides will make a deal and have moved to plan b. a retired teacher in utah has put off plans to get a new car. brian chandler, a...
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john boehner came out and spoke. i heard a lobbyist saying the american people don't have patience, we have to get this done right a way to a very senior democratic leader of the senate and that seems to be case. we'll talk about that and why the president so far has been silent on that issue. plus tonight wolf and kate ann stevens will receive an award for her brother the common ground award from the secretary of state. she also met with the president today a and his national security adviser. ann stevens will be our guest tonight in her first u.s. television interview. >> the sister of the slain u.s. ambassador libya. good idea. i'm looking forward to that. thanks, erin. thieves carry out a dramatic heist rolling up to a jewelry store inside a london mall. get this on motor bikes and it's all caught on tape. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. [ male announcer ] a europea
john boehner came out and spoke. i heard a lobbyist saying the american people don't have patience, we have to get this done right a way to a very senior democratic leader of the senate and that seems to be case. we'll talk about that and why the president so far has been silent on that issue. plus tonight wolf and kate ann stevens will receive an award for her brother the common ground award from the secretary of state. she also met with the president today a and his national security adviser....
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for what it's worth, president obama and house speaker boehner are talking. they had a nice telephone conversation. that's terrific. the first time in a week but apparently that's the headline. that's the editorial body. not much came out of it that we know of. sources say no real breakthrough. no formal negotiations. sessions are not scheduled. no back channel discussions taking place that anybody knows about at this time and as we wait for the white house briefing to begin, let's bring in wolf blitzer on this topic. there are a couple of polls that are very telling about how americans feel about congress and the president are behaving when it comes to the fiscal cliff. let me read some of these numbers for you. should obama compromise to get things done. 72% say yes. 22% say no. should the gop compromise to get things done. and take a look. 72% say yes. my question for you, wolf, i'm not sure you'll have the answer but perhaps you'll have guidance. for those democrats who say the president has a mandate because voters voted him into office while he campaign
for what it's worth, president obama and house speaker boehner are talking. they had a nice telephone conversation. that's terrific. the first time in a week but apparently that's the headline. that's the editorial body. not much came out of it that we know of. sources say no real breakthrough. no formal negotiations. sessions are not scheduled. no back channel discussions taking place that anybody knows about at this time and as we wait for the white house briefing to begin, let's bring in...
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can speaker boehner get his own troops in line? that's the fundamental question. >> there is an argument to be made, will. the president is supposed to lead the country, use his bully pulpit to get things done. why can't he use his bully pulpit to bring the two sides together? >> it depends on his desire for that. you heard roland laugh and me say right because he's not going to do that because he doesn't want to do that. by the way he's going to create a new secretary of business he has talked about, some kind of business department above and beyond secretary of commerce. maybe there's a position there, but he's just not going to fill it with mitt romney. this morning there seems to be a love affair with the idea of compromise. fine. okay, fine. bipartisanship. it can't mean what roland just defined it to mean that people who have legitimate disagreement lay down the disagreement to the side that won the most recent election. that's not democracy. you don't win election and suddenly everyone else has to agree with you. compromise
can speaker boehner get his own troops in line? that's the fundamental question. >> there is an argument to be made, will. the president is supposed to lead the country, use his bully pulpit to get things done. why can't he use his bully pulpit to bring the two sides together? >> it depends on his desire for that. you heard roland laugh and me say right because he's not going to do that because he doesn't want to do that. by the way he's going to create a new secretary of business...
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. >> reporter: this critical corner of southwest ohio also happens to be boehner county. this is where shows speaker boehner is from. we're in fact the bar his family used to own. he worked here. his family started it about 70 years ago and thinks his sister. you also happen to be a republican voters in this critical primary. you're not that enthused with the candidates, are you? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: how come? >> there's too much bashing. they need to say something positive about what they're going to do. >> that doesn't sound like a lot of enthusiasm. >> a lot of people feel the same way. >> reporter: any of you decided who you will vote for? >> not yet. >> no. >> no one cattles my attention. >> reporter: we did find some enthusiasm here. volunteers gathered for get out the vote. >> i think with the obama administration we're seeing our freedom stripped away and rick santorum is the best person for fight for families. >> i'm a rick santorum volunteer. >> reporter: they're not entirely sure if they're santorum voters. >> right. >> yes! >> they didn't want to be
. >> reporter: this critical corner of southwest ohio also happens to be boehner county. this is where shows speaker boehner is from. we're in fact the bar his family used to own. he worked here. his family started it about 70 years ago and thinks his sister. you also happen to be a republican voters in this critical primary. you're not that enthused with the candidates, are you? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: how come? >> there's too much bashing. they need to say...
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we need a more positive outlook to solve our problems. >> he says, though, speaker boehner, that the american people want solutions and then went on to talk about how republicans were re-elected to the house and that's an indication that they have as much of a mandate as president obama has, which reads to me as stalemate yet again. >> let me tell you why a stalemate is impossible. the cliff. dose december 31st. this was the worst outcome we could dream up. we voted for it. democrats and republicans voted for t why? so the super committee would do its work, but it failed. now we need something more than the super committee. we need to have democrats and republicans in the house and senate working with the president to avoid the cliff, reduce the deficit, cut spending and raise revenue so we can get our fiscal house in order. >> this is months and months of conversation. lay out the vision of what that looks like which, by the way, would be something that both sides agree to. what does it look like? >> simpson bowles. that's what it looks like. 11 of us, of the 18, voted for it, inclu
we need a more positive outlook to solve our problems. >> he says, though, speaker boehner, that the american people want solutions and then went on to talk about how republicans were re-elected to the house and that's an indication that they have as much of a mandate as president obama has, which reads to me as stalemate yet again. >> let me tell you why a stalemate is impossible. the cliff. dose december 31st. this was the worst outcome we could dream up. we voted for it....
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republicans john boehner and mitch mcconnell and democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president to talk about america's fiscal problem. >> we all know something has to be done. >> it was good. i feel confident that a solution may be in sight. >> we're prepared to put revenue on the table, provided we fix the real problem. >> tax hikes and spending cuts could go into effect simultaneously if no deal is reached on the fiscal cliff by the end of the year, both sides have said they are willing to compromise. house speaker boehner says republicans realize that neither side will get everything it wants. >>> exactly one week after he abruptly resigned as head of the cia, david petraeus was back on capitol hill. he met yesterday behind closed doors to brief lawmakers on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. according to lawmakers who were there, petraeus now says the attack was an act of terrorism and not the result of a spontaneous anti-western demonstration as initially reported. four americans died in the benghazi inciden
republicans john boehner and mitch mcconnell and democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president to talk about america's fiscal problem. >> we all know something has to be done. >> it was good. i feel confident that a solution may be in sight. >> we're prepared to put revenue on the table, provided we fix the real problem. >> tax hikes and spending cuts could go into effect simultaneously if no deal is reached on the...
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treasury secretary tim geithner, paul ryan and speaker of the house john boehner are all going to be together. you'll see speaker boehner tomorrow at 7:00 >>> tonight the exclusive interview three years in the making. the one person who knew michael jackson better than anybody else. his mother katherine. >> every morning, all through the day i think about michael. >> katherine jackson speaks out on michael's childhood. >> he looks back aai
treasury secretary tim geithner, paul ryan and speaker of the house john boehner are all going to be together. you'll see speaker boehner tomorrow at 7:00 >>> tonight the exclusive interview three years in the making. the one person who knew michael jackson better than anybody else. his mother katherine. >> every morning, all through the day i think about michael. >> katherine jackson speaks out on michael's childhood. >> he looks back aai
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very strong words coming from the spokesman for john boehner. what this comes down to has to do with documents. this botched operation, over sides, agree this was a botched operation. it was allowing for purchases of illegal -- of weapons illegally to track them to mexican drug cartels. the atf lost track of hundreds of those weapons. one of those weapons was found at the scene of the killing of a u.s. border patrol agent ryan terry. this investigation was kicked off -- has kicked off a lot of questions from a whistle blower with republican senator -- republican senator charles grassley. chairman issa took this up. they have been going back and forth for months trying to figure out who knew what when and it is coming to a head here as the showdown with the contempt vote. talking about documents and want to know how high up this went and who knew what, within the department of justice. we know the white house is saying honestly, these documents you are looking for, off i am limits and off the table. what this means in -- >> let me ask you this. t
very strong words coming from the spokesman for john boehner. what this comes down to has to do with documents. this botched operation, over sides, agree this was a botched operation. it was allowing for purchases of illegal -- of weapons illegally to track them to mexican drug cartels. the atf lost track of hundreds of those weapons. one of those weapons was found at the scene of the killing of a u.s. border patrol agent ryan terry. this investigation was kicked off -- has kicked off a lot of...
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john boehner is laying out a marker. same place where house republicans have been previously. >> the difference is that the president obama just won re-election. >> you think that will change the mind-set, though? >> the fact that -- look, in the previous set of budget negotiations, the president had less leverage because he hadn't won re-election. now if we just do nothing, taxes will go up. and even though that's a loss for the country, as you can tell, it is a big policy win for democrats. and so there will be lots of democrats who are willing to play a little bit of chicken here and house republicans know that. look, obama and boehner came very close to a dole that would have raised $800 million in revenue last time. obama has a stronger hand to play. boehner is a negotiator. obama doesn't have to campaign for re-election. i would expect one set of -- a can kicking for the next six months and then some sort of deal. we're talking about this as a status quo election. in a sense, it is. but the status quo is favorable
john boehner is laying out a marker. same place where house republicans have been previously. >> the difference is that the president obama just won re-election. >> you think that will change the mind-set, though? >> the fact that -- look, in the previous set of budget negotiations, the president had less leverage because he hadn't won re-election. now if we just do nothing, taxes will go up. and even though that's a loss for the country, as you can tell, it is a big policy...
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hundreds of hours of recordings, thousands of pages of transcripts and he really takes both speaker boehner and president obama to task for essentially kicking the can down the road when it comes to dealing with these big issues of how to reign in the deficit. but he's particularly tough on president obama, he says presidents work their will or should work their will and that obama has not. he has not done so, so some interesting look at that whole discussion and it will be interesting to inform the debate as we go forward. >> thanks, athena. appreciate it. >>> last week, debbie wasserman schultz accused a writer of misquoting her comments. she's not just a congresswoman. she is the chairwoman of the democratic party. she came on cnn to set the record straight last night. here's what she told me about phillip klein, who reported her remarks in the washington examiner. >> if you look at what the examiner, which is a conservative blog site, so, it's not surprising that they would deliv deliberately misquote me. they did deliberately misquote me. first, they took only the first line wof what i
hundreds of hours of recordings, thousands of pages of transcripts and he really takes both speaker boehner and president obama to task for essentially kicking the can down the road when it comes to dealing with these big issues of how to reign in the deficit. but he's particularly tough on president obama, he says presidents work their will or should work their will and that obama has not. he has not done so, so some interesting look at that whole discussion and it will be interesting to...
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i am not surprised in the sense, no offense to speaker boehner. one thing you do when you talk to staff, the romney staff is in close communication with leadership staff. the house and senate side, let them know if they're doing a major policy thing, if in the neighborhood. mitt romney met privately with mitch mcconnell, speaker boehner. not a lot of communication because they don't know each other, romney is unknown, and in part on purpose. he doesn't want to run as somebody tainted by washington. last thing he wants is to be seen shoulder to shoulder, even though he would like advice. >> i sense from the capitol hill side of things that the speaker is very comfortable with talking about the vice presidential picks, very comfortable with names on the top of the list. >> i think he is comfortable with it, to the point about mitt romney, he is not a schmoozer. mitt romney is not a politician comes out, pats you on the back, thinking about tim pawlenty. mitt romney don't do that. three people know about the vice presidential pick and where it is, th
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the bar formerly owned by john boehner. of course, when super tuesday night, rick santorum is now statistically tied with romney in both ohio and tennessee. 118 delegates up for grabs tomorrow in those twos states. rick santorum couldn't make all the filing requirements. let's bring in his top adviser live in washington tonight. john, can you win -- we've got some -- audio difficulties. can we fix this up? we'll take a quick break. we'll be with you in just a second. ? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. [ young man ] whoo-hoo! ♪ so soon you'll take me there he is! the party's arrived. ♪ [ both hiss ] [ screaming, explosions ] oh, he-- [ crickets chirping ] [ owl hooting ] [ gasps ] ♪ fate ♪ up against your will ♪ through the thick and thin in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that
the bar formerly owned by john boehner. of course, when super tuesday night, rick santorum is now statistically tied with romney in both ohio and tennessee. 118 delegates up for grabs tomorrow in those twos states. rick santorum couldn't make all the filing requirements. let's bring in his top adviser live in washington tonight. john, can you win -- we've got some -- audio difficulties. can we fix this up? we'll take a quick break. we'll be with you in just a second. ? delicious gourmet gravy....
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my exclusive interview with the house speaker john boehner. we go through a lot of important issues, domestic, international, syria, i think you're going to be interested to hear what he has to say about what the united states should be doing in syria. in the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour of "the situation room," dan rather is coming in. he's got some strong views -- i don't know if you've seen the piece he wrote about media manipulation, if you will, on cnn.com. take a look at that piece. we're going to discuss that and more. and then in the 6:00 p.m. eastern hour of "the situation room" my interview with susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, she is very, very angry at russia and china for vetoing yet this latest u.n. security council resolution on syria. so the war of words between the u.s. and russia, between her and the russian ambassador to the u.n. heating up big time. i'll leave it like that. good to see you, brooke, thanks so much. >> thanks, wolf. see you in five minutes. appreciate it. >>> arizona sheriff joe arpaio known f
my exclusive interview with the house speaker john boehner. we go through a lot of important issues, domestic, international, syria, i think you're going to be interested to hear what he has to say about what the united states should be doing in syria. in the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour of "the situation room," dan rather is coming in. he's got some strong views -- i don't know if you've seen the piece he wrote about media manipulation, if you will, on cnn.com. take a look at that piece....
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it ended -- boehner reached out to the president. they had lots of meetings. i described their private meetings in detail. as boehner said, at one of the first meetings, the president was cidrinking iced tea and chewing on an nicorette because of his smoking habit and there's boehner over there having a cigarette and red wine, merlot. in a since, they made some progress, but they did not get there. i chart in thousand of words the exact negotiations, the phone calls. you see something that didn't get fixed. i is an i term shame it didn't get fixed. >> why after this research it is harder today to make deals. you see the history of this, people are able to make deals when there are real people sitting across from each other. what is it about this moment or people that makes it impossible? >> part of it is the tea party and the republican house particularly, where they don't want to compromise at all, where they do not want anything that looks like a tax increase. but also on the democratic side and the president, he does not want to cut these entitlement progra
it ended -- boehner reached out to the president. they had lots of meetings. i described their private meetings in detail. as boehner said, at one of the first meetings, the president was cidrinking iced tea and chewing on an nicorette because of his smoking habit and there's boehner over there having a cigarette and red wine, merlot. in a since, they made some progress, but they did not get there. i chart in thousand of words the exact negotiations, the phone calls. you see something that...
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wolf blitzer is interviewing house speaker john boehner, and you can see that in "the situation room" beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and now the man who shot trayvon martin is telling his side of the story before the second-degree murder trial. in an interview, he tells fox news sean hannity that he had to kill him, because the teen threatened his life and went for his gun holster. i want to bring in former federal prosecutor sunny hos stin, and first of all, we want to play some of the sclips of the interview. any possible clues about this in terms of the defense strategy, because at one point, you have zimmerman saying that what happened is god's plan, and then you will hear an emotional reaction from trayvon martin's mother. let's listen. >> do you regret getting out of the car to follow trayvon that night? >> norse. >> do you regret that you had a gun that night? >> norse. >> do you feel that you wouldn't be here for this interview if you didn't have that gun? >> no, sir. >> do you feel that you would not be here? >> i feel that it is all god's plan, and for me to second gues
wolf blitzer is interviewing house speaker john boehner, and you can see that in "the situation room" beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and now the man who shot trayvon martin is telling his side of the story before the second-degree murder trial. in an interview, he tells fox news sean hannity that he had to kill him, because the teen threatened his life and went for his gun holster. i want to bring in former federal prosecutor sunny hos stin, and first of all, we want to...
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john boehner warns republicans. are they about to get a huge political win? and then, that's a clown question, bro, but it's also potentially a big moneymaker. (phone ringing) good afternoon. chase sapphire. (push button tone) this is stacy from springfield. oh woah. hello? yes. i didn't realize i'd be talking to an actual person. you don't need to press "0" i'm here. reach a person, not a prompt whenever you call chase sapphire. [ male announcer ] aggressive styling. a more fuel-efficient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. ♪ the 2012 c-class with over 2,000 refinements. it's amazing...inside and out. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>> our second story "outfront." a new ruling tonight on president obama's health care reform law? >> had a brief moment of celebration because the supreme court ruled obama care is unconstitutional. don't think the fight is over, because it isn't. >> the problem is is the supreme court actually didn't make a ruling yet. and isn't e
john boehner warns republicans. are they about to get a huge political win? and then, that's a clown question, bro, but it's also potentially a big moneymaker. (phone ringing) good afternoon. chase sapphire. (push button tone) this is stacy from springfield. oh woah. hello? yes. i didn't realize i'd be talking to an actual person. you don't need to press "0" i'm here. reach a person, not a prompt whenever you call chase sapphire. [ male announcer ] aggressive styling. a more...
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i missed some of the comments that john boehner made. let me give you a quick summary of the highlights here, and let's call them highlights because finally kumbaya. hope it lasts. the senate majority leader harry reid suggested both of us, we're both going to have to give up what we want and call this the cornerstone of working something out. that sounds good. then nancy pelosi, the house minority leader, saying that this has to be about cuts. this has to be about revenue. this has to be about growth and that she is confident a solution is in sight. sounds good, too. and then the house minority leader or rather the minority leader mitch mcconnell also suggesting that this was a constructive meeting and that we are prepared to put revenue on the table. they just emerged from the meeting. looked like they were going right back in. maybe they were going to have lunch. i don't know. they sure deserve it if they're able to come to rhetoric like that any any case. take to you break for a moment and hopefully i can scramble up wolf blitzer. gi
i missed some of the comments that john boehner made. let me give you a quick summary of the highlights here, and let's call them highlights because finally kumbaya. hope it lasts. the senate majority leader harry reid suggested both of us, we're both going to have to give up what we want and call this the cornerstone of working something out. that sounds good. then nancy pelosi, the house minority leader, saying that this has to be about cuts. this has to be about revenue. this has to be about...
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i want to play a clip of an impressive attack by ohio's own john boehner. let's take a listen. >> i think the president's attack on the private sector in america is exactly what's wrong with this administration. doesn't give a damn about middle class americans who are out there looking for work. what he's trying to do is distract the american people in order to win his own reelection. >> tell us how you really feel there, john. let's talk about the importance of ohio. take a look at the current cnn electoral map. in this scenario, obama seems likely to start with 247 electoral votes. romney expected to get 206. 85 are a toss-up. but suddenly ooeb's been five electoral votes of winning. roland, there's a reason obama has made eight trips to ohio so far this year. romney's made ten. what do you think president obama needs to do to win over the main street middle class voters in the buckeye state? >> actually if you go back to 2009, the two states he was immediately going to were ohio as well as north carolina. and when governor strickland lost, that was a big
i want to play a clip of an impressive attack by ohio's own john boehner. let's take a listen. >> i think the president's attack on the private sector in america is exactly what's wrong with this administration. doesn't give a damn about middle class americans who are out there looking for work. what he's trying to do is distract the american people in order to win his own reelection. >> tell us how you really feel there, john. let's talk about the importance of ohio. take a look at...
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i mean, john boehner has been actively campaigning with mitt romney. he was at an event with mitt romney not long ago here in ohio. you know, john boehner is an incredibly important piece of this ohio republican family and we couldn't be prouder to have him as speaker of the house. >> okay. matt borges, thank you very much for us from ohio. with that, we have a lot more for you this hour. roll it. >>> in his last u.n. speech as president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad tells the world or at least those who will list than his country is going to fight. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> home prices may be going up, but the buyers aren't who you think. >>> plus -- >> the meat hook was there. they said rebels tortured and hanged people here. >> this scene inside a syrian town where the killings don't stop. >>> and he's part of the west memphis three. once on death row, now free. i'll speak live with damian eccles about his life inside a maximum security prison. ♪ leaving my homeland ♪ playing a lone hand ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by nigh
i mean, john boehner has been actively campaigning with mitt romney. he was at an event with mitt romney not long ago here in ohio. you know, john boehner is an incredibly important piece of this ohio republican family and we couldn't be prouder to have him as speaker of the house. >> okay. matt borges, thank you very much for us from ohio. with that, we have a lot more for you this hour. roll it. >>> in his last u.n. speech as president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad tells the...
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and that is speaker john boehner playing the president for the fact that the $1.2 trillion in cuts are set to take effect in the first place. >> the president came up with the sequester because he didn't want the debt limit to get in the way of his campaign. now these arbitrary cuts are looming and frankly he's no where to be found on the issue. >> this is deeply ironic since speaker boehner voted for the bill since sequestration is what's going to happen if the super committee fails. anybody who watches this shows knows it's been a tragedy from our point of view. there's been one man tup front about his vote. i am among those who voted for the budget control act and i am obligated to resolve the crisis it has created. here is the man buck mckeon. good to see you. >> let me start on the issue of job cuts because i'm still very confused over what's happening here. there's a number out from the aerospace industry saying there's going to be 2 million jobs lost next year in 2013 alone just in defense. then there's a number out from the nation association of manufacturers saying that 1.2 mi
and that is speaker john boehner playing the president for the fact that the $1.2 trillion in cuts are set to take effect in the first place. >> the president came up with the sequester because he didn't want the debt limit to get in the way of his campaign. now these arbitrary cuts are looming and frankly he's no where to be found on the issue. >> this is deeply ironic since speaker boehner voted for the bill since sequestration is what's going to happen if the super committee...
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but late today speaker boehner and president obama did speak to one another on the phone. now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the top 2% of earners. the gop says that's a nonstarter. and the two men have not moved from that basic position. now, all of this comes at the same time treasury secretary geithner also said for the first time the administration would be willing to go over the fiscal cliff if the gop does not agree to raise those rates. this was treasury secretary geithner earlier today on cnbc. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> oh, absolutely. there's no prospect to an agreement that doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2% of the wealthiest. remember, it's only 2%. all those americans, too, get a tax cut on the
but late today speaker boehner and president obama did speak to one another on the phone. now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the top 2% of earners. the gop says that's a nonstarter....
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speaker boehner sounding somewhat optimistic. the president says that he is even open to some good ideas from republicans. he said he will not slam the door in their faces. but, again, the bottom line, the president not wanting these bush era tax cuts to be extended to wealthy americans, soledad. >> dan lothian for us this morning. before i let you go, let's talk about susan rice. obviously, you know, we see the president pretty angry, curious might be a good we to describe it, too, in defending her. how do you think that's going to end up? >> reporter: that's right. it was a very full throated defense from the president, something we've not heard from him up to this point. the president sort of making the point here if you want to attack anyone, attack me. and calling the attacks from republicans, in particular, senator john mccain, who has been going after ambassador rice because he believes that the narrative that she told shortly after those attacks as they turned out not to be the case and he wants to know why. he said we're
speaker boehner sounding somewhat optimistic. the president says that he is even open to some good ideas from republicans. he said he will not slam the door in their faces. but, again, the bottom line, the president not wanting these bush era tax cuts to be extended to wealthy americans, soledad. >> dan lothian for us this morning. before i let you go, let's talk about susan rice. obviously, you know, we see the president pretty angry, curious might be a good we to describe it, too, in...
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and the house speaker john boehner slamming president obama's recent trip. in his words, they're pathetic and republicans are demanding an investigation into what they say are campaign appearances on the taxpayers' dime. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the secret service prostitution scandal that exploded in colombia may be just the tip of the iceberg. allegations have now surfaced of similar misconduct involving heavy drinking, a strip club, escorts on a previous presidential trip, this one to el salvador. reporter chris holmsby broke the story and he joins me now. chris, what happened in el salvador just prior to president obama's trip there in march of last year? >> reporter: we just flew to el salvador this last weekend to try to verify some of the information that we actually received some time ago. we talked to a government subcontractor who worked directly with president obama's advanced security team within the secret service and with military attaches, experts and k-9, bomb-sniffing snipers
and the house speaker john boehner slamming president obama's recent trip. in his words, they're pathetic and republicans are demanding an investigation into what they say are campaign appearances on the taxpayers' dime. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the secret service prostitution scandal that exploded in colombia may be just the tip of the iceberg. allegations have now surfaced of similar misconduct involving...
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you'll see speaker boehner tomorrow morning because i'll be with them. we'll see you live from washington tomorrow. "anderson cooper 360" starts "anderson cooper 360" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks. good evening everyone. we're coming to you tonight from a refugee camp. a tent camp filled with some of the 23,000 men, women, and children who have fled syria so far and found refuge here on the turkish side of the border. 50,000 other syrians have fled to other countries and camps as well. am
you'll see speaker boehner tomorrow morning because i'll be with them. we'll see you live from washington tomorrow. "anderson cooper 360" starts "anderson cooper 360" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks. good evening everyone. we're coming to you tonight from a refugee camp. a tent camp filled with some of the 23,000 men, women, and children who have fled syria so far and found refuge here on the turkish side of the border. 50,000 other...
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that doesn't seem like it'll be a go for john boehner, does it? >> no, at least at this point it doesn't. after all, the republicans want those tax cuts to continue. that's really the nub of it. how far they'll go, it's a very important meeting. this is really it. this is where the president weighs in. it's mano a mano. the person who's taking a harder stance is mitch mcconnell. let's listen to what he says from the senate side. >> we don't happen to think the government needs more revenue. the government spends too much as it is. if democrats are willing to reduce spending and strengthen entitlement programs, which we all know are on an unsustainable path that threatens our own long-term viability and the economic well-being of our children and grandchildren, then we'll be there. what we won't do is raise tax rates. >> okay. so read the fine print. raise tax rates. now, there's a difference between raising tax rates and raising revenue, making people pay more by doing things which the republicans have suggested like, you know, capping loopholes o
that doesn't seem like it'll be a go for john boehner, does it? >> no, at least at this point it doesn't. after all, the republicans want those tax cuts to continue. that's really the nub of it. how far they'll go, it's a very important meeting. this is really it. this is where the president weighs in. it's mano a mano. the person who's taking a harder stance is mitch mcconnell. let's listen to what he says from the senate side. >> we don't happen to think the government needs more...
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john boehner says he is not going to do a renewal of the debt ceiling if there isn't -- if there aren't budget cuts. in any case if nothing happens, the sequestration takes effect, the bush tax cuts expire, you presumably look at all of this with sheer horror. >> i look at it as a very bad thing. it's not what you would want to do as policy. this is not the time for austerity of any kind. then you have the question, okay, if approximate you are president obama and particularly if you are re-elected president obama, if that is what happens, what do you do because you are being -- it's a hostage situation. these guys are saying giver us what we want even though we don't have the votes to pass it in congress, even though we don't have the votes to override a veto. give us what we want, or we will blow up the country. do you get into those demands? do you allow yourself to be blackmailed? he i guess my vote is no. obama has already allowed himself to be blackmailed in the past. at some point this has to top. at some point you have to say, look, we have a constitution that says the way you g
john boehner says he is not going to do a renewal of the debt ceiling if there isn't -- if there aren't budget cuts. in any case if nothing happens, the sequestration takes effect, the bush tax cuts expire, you presumably look at all of this with sheer horror. >> i look at it as a very bad thing. it's not what you would want to do as policy. this is not the time for austerity of any kind. then you have the question, okay, if approximate you are president obama and particularly if you are...
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i think both the president and speaker boehner have indicated they're willing to give that a shot. >> thank you, gentlemen. good to see both of you and thanks for your work on behalf of the american people. congressman steve nortorette of ohio and congressman john ridgelle from virginia. >>> well, it could still push this economy over the edge. what president obama can do in his second term, next. is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltzer on facebook. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your ind
i think both the president and speaker boehner have indicated they're willing to give that a shot. >> thank you, gentlemen. good to see both of you and thanks for your work on behalf of the american people. congressman steve nortorette of ohio and congressman john ridgelle from virginia. >>> well, it could still push this economy over the edge. what president obama can do in his second term, next. is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a...